Perfect, now you just need an Audi TT and a pair of scissors

 

Hey, I was thinking about buying one of those!!!

 

Tbh I was looking at completely different things but I wasn’t going to get anything better for what this is costing. Will still need a bit of TLC but it runs and has 4 new premium tyres which is more than you can say for most cars on the cheaper end nowadays!

 

Let's us know how you find it, I've always been curious about wether these would actually be more fun than the 130i or if the lack of power would be frustrating.

 

It’s the 2.0 so about 170bhp when it was new. Will report back - leaving it on the driveway for 2 weeks to push back the insurance start date is nearly halving the premium!

 

My daughter is a hairdresser andhad an MGTF. Having parked her car some bright spark said it was a hairdresser's car, she showed him her brushes and scissors and said “and your point is?”

 

A sad day 😢

 

😂😁👍

 

What jobs have you got planned on the 130i? 👀

Having the car on stands can be a slippery slope of ‘whilst I’m doing that I can do this too’… 😁

 

I’ve genuinely lost track, but amongst other things I’ve got:

• Coolant flush
• Brake fluid flush
• Diff and gearbox oil
• New fuel pot
• New M-Sport springs - this might turn into a bigger job if the dampers are a bit spongy!
• Front and rear 340/345mm F2x calipers (bought a blasting pot so will be stripping/painting them first)
• Full handbrake rebuild
• New bonnet cables
• New headlight lenses (remains to be seen if I'm brave enough for those!)
• Replacement windscreen cowl/seal as it's too faded for my liking
• New/refurbed subframe - not actually got one yet though
• A few random interior trim/plastic pieces

Also trying to get the car scheduled in for paint which is still proving fun!

 

I am sorry to say but for someone who runs the monthly photos competition your car photography skills are really sadly lacking 😁. Have fun with your new car.

 

Haha the battery was flat and the car is filthy, not putting effort into photoing an unpolished turd 😂

 

As would a Powered by Fairydust sticker on the back 😄

 

They’re a cracking car. Gearbox is superb and they drive really well. Plus, they’re pretty low powered so fairly hard to kill yourself!

 

Cool. It'll be loads of fun! I had a mk2.5 until the rust got the better of it! Enjoy!

 

Can you do 30 day insurance swap for hair dressing <no rinse> free ? as your bmw has an issue<hair dryer broken> 🎻

 

Nah, the 130i is insured via a broker for mods/agreed value so no easy route out sadly!

 

I still miss mine! some lowering springs, yellow dot RX8 anti roll bars and a fast road alignment transforms these.

Keep the oil on the max line and you should be ok!

 

I still miss mine! some lowering springs, yellow dot RX8 anti roll bars and a fast road alignment transforms these.

Keep the oil on the max line and you should be ok!

This one will be getting precisely sod all in the way of mods - if I change one thing, I know I’ll change more and it’s not in good enough nick to be worth it!

 

The little blue horror is insured from tomorrow so I’ve obviously still got it in bits. Mostly just tarting it up where possible, and treating any easy to treat rot to stop it getting worse. It probably has about 10kg of added weight in Dynax S50 in the hollow sections now.

Also bought stuff for a full major service (chain driven thankfully so no need to do a belt), replaced the battery, and have ordered some plain plates to replace the oversized dealer branded monstrosities on there now.

Haven’t really started on the 1er yet but I’ve got annual leave coming up so we’ll see how much I can get done then…

Quite happy with how these turned out too:

 

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